Dr. Brian Chmiel Makes Chiropractic Care Exceed The Expectations Of Patients

Dr. Brian Chmiel, Chiropractor, runs Premier Health Chiropractic of Plymouth, Minnesota. He graduated from Northwestern Health Sciences University College of Chiropractic in Bloomington, Minnesota in 2008 with a Doctor of Chiropractic degree, as well as a Bachelor’s Degree in human biology. It is the only Chiropractic school in the state, but also has one of the most rigorous education curriculums for the chiropractic field in the country. He spent his undergraduate years at St. Cloud State.

He was born and raised in a little town called Mora, an hour and 15 minutes north of the Twin Cities. The second (and, possibly, loudest) of five children, he loves to spend time with his siblings: older sister Abby, her husband Nick and the family’s first child, Ben, younger sister Beth and his identical twin younger brothers Greg and Joe. Dr. Chmiel lives in St. Louis Park, Minnesota not far from the beautiful lake Calhoun. He enjoys running and walking around the lake, as well as simply relaxing on the shore and people watching from time to time. He enjoys theater, football (a true Viking fan — no Packer backer here, folks!), weight lifting, music and movies. His idea of the perfect day is bobber fishing out of the boat and taking in live music anywhere that it is possible in the evening.

Dr. Chmiel has always enjoyed working with people. While attending school, he worked for REM Minnesota, a group home for people with disabilities. Initially, he took care of an elderly woman, giving medications and helping with household tasks. Due to his high level of patience, after three months he was moved to a home of aggressive youth. He helped the boys with trips into the community as well as educating them on self-responsibility.

Dr. Chmiel was 15 and had injured his wrist playing football with friends. His mother worked in the local clinic and had him come in to see one of the medical doctors. The doctor, a family friend (and in Dr. Chmiel's opinion a very good MD,) came into the room, talked to his mother and wrote a prescription for pain medication. The doctor never came within five feet of Brian. He said the medication would take the pain away and Brian would be just fine. Even at 15, Dr. Chmiel realized that this didn't add up: the pain was gone but the injured area still was not healed. A friend's father was a Doctor of Chiropractic and he listened to this story. With instruction in icing and muscle work, Brian's wrist felt great after a day or two. He wound up not taking any of the prescribed pain medications. Since that day, Dr. Chmiel knew there was a better form of healthcare and people need to know about it.

Dr. Chmiel is extremely excited to be a productive member of the Premier Health family. He feels his greatest responsibility is to instruct people that there is an effective form of health. He spreads the message wherever he can that chiropractic is the wise path to optimal health. Dr. Chmiel loves working on all types of patients, but particularly enjoys working with athletes.

Remembering the biggest influence on him as a chiropractor, Dr. Chmiel recalls, "Dr. Eric Koehler and Dr. Larry Estebo taught me how to educate people on what I do to a much larger scale." What is the best piece of advice he would give an aspiring chiropractor? Dr. Chmiel doesn't hesitate, "Talk to as many people as you can and serve them with everything you have. It is a life of service above all, but the changes you create through your passion can be downright staggering!"

Dr. Chmiel's practice pushes every day to exceed the expectations of the patients. "Patients have a lot of options for healthcare nowadays. My clinic strives to raise the bar on what should be expected in your clinic experience." Getting to see the steady improvements with patients each time he sees them is remarkably rewarding. He particularly enjoys watching patients make life style improvements by their own accord. It makes him realize Premier Health Chiropractic of Plymouth really does create change in patients' lives by educating them to make their own healthy decisions.